It's shocking to me it doesn't support apps from the AppStore nor any kind of (video) media streaming.

Otherwise looks like an ideal kitchen TV/Movie playback device.

anvuong a few seconds ago | parent | next [-]

Because that would require a lot of RAM for the multi-user switch to work flawlessly. They cheap out and force the processing onto your iPhone. It's a glory square CarPlay screen ..

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jon-wood 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I was so ready to buy one of these things on day one to replace the iPad that awkwardly sits on the side in my kitchen and they completely missed that relatively simple target. All I really want is a device that will accept AirPlay video in my kitchen with a decent speaker or two.

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10729287 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Seems like a great way to sell you the homeview two times.

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giarc 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think it does/will? There's an image of it showing the Pluribus image an S1E1 listing. Unless that is acting as a remote for an Apple TV?

	▲	WorldMaker 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That is an image of listening to the Pluribus podcast about Pluribus. It shows that it supports the Podcast app. But the general impression from a lot of this is HomeView seems to be trying to position itself as something like WatchOS where it hands off stuff to/from a user's iPhones/iPads. So it should likely support apps, but they may be more like Watch apps/faces/complications and CarPlay apps.

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SomeonesAccount 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I wonder if this works as a screen mirroring device, so you could mirror your iPad to this device. Wouldn't work very well, but that might be a way to watch media

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mciancia 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I would expect not, because why would it?

	▲	SomeonesAccount 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, I expect not also, but let's say you wanted to watch a video while doing a workout or doing the dishes and you wanted to make it follow you around? (I can't find anywhere whether or not it has a motor to rotate, but that is what was rumored so I am going off of that info)

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righthand 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Finally a device to watch movies in the comfort of my kitchen...

	▲	jon-wood 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I wouldn't watch a movie in my kitchen but I regularly watch YouTube or a TV show on an iPad while cooking or cleaning.

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mkirsten 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Looks like a terrible TV/Movie playback device. But potentially a nice device to quickly glance at information, or show information based on what you ask

	▲	santah 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It could've been wide screen I agree. Again, dumbfounded they completely passed on this use-case ...